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japan fears as many as 15,000 may have died. welcome to "bbc world news." forces come to's benghazi. he delivers a radio message. >> we are coming on this happy day. tomorrow, benghazi will change and there will again be a fun, dance, and cries of joy. >> has japanese nuclear engineers battle to prevent a disaster, there is no let up. half a million people made homeless by friday's earthquake and tsunami. more supplies are reaching survivors. many still lack basic necessities. dozens of the evacuation centers have been set up. thousands were forced to flee from the nuclear exclusion zone. >> they come seeking refuge. fleeing tradition of's nuclear plant -- fukushima's nuclear plant and carrying what is most precious to them. there is a chance for radiation. more than 1000 have arrived here already. there are reunions. exhaustion and relief. this family was just 5 miles from the damaged reactor. as they made it here, the fuel in their car was running out. on the map, the red zone is the highest in danger. my son's house is there. >> all i can do is pray to g
japan fears as many as 15,000 may have died. welcome to "bbc world news." forces come to's benghazi. he delivers a radio message. >> we are coming on this happy day. tomorrow, benghazi will change and there will again be a fun, dance, and cries of joy. >> has japanese nuclear engineers battle to prevent a disaster, there is no let up. half a million people made homeless by friday's earthquake and tsunami. more supplies are reaching survivors. many still lack basic...
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the whole of japan came to a halt today. they remember the thousands killed and thousands more still missing. >> i jumped into the covered -- in to that covered and stayed there. >> there were of teaching near sunday when the earthquake hit. the three friends are now leading, evacuated by the british embassy tonight on a flight to hong kong. alex's town to the direct hit. he does not want to read. >> you feel like you are abandoning the people have known for more than two years. you learn to care about the people. you get so attached to them. you feel like you are abandoning them by getting out. >> alex is not the only one reluctant to leave japan. of the 7000 britons who live in tokyo, here than 100 turned out tonight for the first evacuation flight organized by the british embassy. 150 miles north of the fukushima plant, these are the new heroes of the hour. >> we expect a lot of difficulties with the mission. it is a really dangerous assignment. the reputation of japan and the lives of many people rest on your actions. >>
the whole of japan came to a halt today. they remember the thousands killed and thousands more still missing. >> i jumped into the covered -- in to that covered and stayed there. >> there were of teaching near sunday when the earthquake hit. the three friends are now leading, evacuated by the british embassy tonight on a flight to hong kong. alex's town to the direct hit. he does not want to read. >> you feel like you are abandoning the people have known for more than two...
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>> still facing very real dangers there in japan. in other news from around the world tonight, it ranges from a globetrotting former president to a frightening discovery in northern ireland. police there say a bomb found your courthouse in londonderry on sunday was a substantial, viable the vice. it was contained in a beer keg and left in a stolen car. police believe it was planted by dissident republican group. british airways has voted for further strikes. the route began over cost- cutting but now centers on the decision to remove travel concessions. the former u.s. president jimmy carter is back in cuba, his first visit since 2002. he remains the only u.s. president to visit the country since its 1959 communist revolution. this trip is being described as private, but it is thought he will discuss the case of a u.s. citizen jail this month for providing illegal internet access to cuban citizens. the head of football's world governing body says he is concern that brazil may not be ready in time to host the world cup in 2014. he sai
>> still facing very real dangers there in japan. in other news from around the world tonight, it ranges from a globetrotting former president to a frightening discovery in northern ireland. police there say a bomb found your courthouse in londonderry on sunday was a substantial, viable the vice. it was contained in a beer keg and left in a stolen car. police believe it was planted by dissident republican group. british airways has voted for further strikes. the route began over cost-...
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the struggle to cool down japan's stricken nuclear plant goes on. engineers are working to attach the power cables. welcome to bbc news. coming up later for you, seven years in jail, the former israeli president is imprisoned for rape. as britain readies for a royal wedding, we take a look at the dutch way of doing things. hello. despite the international air, a operations group loyal to gaddafi are still on the ground. tripoli has been under sustained attack. an american fighter jet crashed with a mechanical fault in eastern libya. both pilots escaped but libyan officials insist the air strikes have killed dozens of civilians, something that it has been impossible for the bbc to verify. a report now from tripoli. >> last night, we heard the explosion that did this, the sudden metallic thud of the impact and the thunderous rumble of the blast. it is a repair workshop at a naval base on the tripoli shore. 19 hours after the blast, it was still smoking, the acrid stench of it catching in your throat. >> you can see from the signs of this crater how po
the struggle to cool down japan's stricken nuclear plant goes on. engineers are working to attach the power cables. welcome to bbc news. coming up later for you, seven years in jail, the former israeli president is imprisoned for rape. as britain readies for a royal wedding, we take a look at the dutch way of doing things. hello. despite the international air, a operations group loyal to gaddafi are still on the ground. tripoli has been under sustained attack. an american fighter jet crashed...
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still to come on the program -- more worries in japan around the fukushima nuclear plant. one of the reactors could be damaged. the countries involved and the military coalition over libya have been financing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign -- finessing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign to nato. matthew price reports. >> slowly, but surely, it is being transferred to nato. command remains in the hands of the u.s., for now. but perhaps not for long. the uk and france have led this operation along with the west, but the americans are keen to hand over control as soon as possible. today, britain said they are making progress. >> netted has taken control of the new flight -- nato as taking control of the no-fly zone. they're also planning the command of the wider operation to protect the civilian population. >> after weeks of debate, there seems to be a unity of purpose. that is the impression you get just up the road at nato headquarters where diplomats are expecting, despite the details that need to be hammered out, that in the com
still to come on the program -- more worries in japan around the fukushima nuclear plant. one of the reactors could be damaged. the countries involved and the military coalition over libya have been financing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign -- finessing a deal to transfer political control of their campaign to nato. matthew price reports. >> slowly, but surely, it is being transferred to nato. command remains in the hands of the u.s., for now. but perhaps not for...
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more than a quarter of the people in japan are still homeless, many living in shelters. our correspondent reports on the efforts to provide them with food, warmth, and shelter. >> it is better, jill, and bleak. smashed by the tsunami, buried by the snow. he lost half his staff. the leader let's the fisherman just wait. chopping up the timbers of their former homes to ward off the gold. and ken sosaki is the only official left in this neighborhood, caring for 1000 people. this is where he is living. >> at night, it is very cold. >> that is where you have to sleep? and warmth? do you have any warmth in here? >> [inaudible] >> and there are others, too. the kobayashi family are sheltering inside their van. mom, dad, and two boys. it is cold, he says. "i am worried about our future." when the waves swept through this town of 16,000, the sea wall was simply tossed aside. the tsunami did this to a stretch of coastline that is 600 kilometers long. that is the link of england. wiping out communications and infrastructures. now the weather has closed in, too. the challenge is to
more than a quarter of the people in japan are still homeless, many living in shelters. our correspondent reports on the efforts to provide them with food, warmth, and shelter. >> it is better, jill, and bleak. smashed by the tsunami, buried by the snow. he lost half his staff. the leader let's the fisherman just wait. chopping up the timbers of their former homes to ward off the gold. and ken sosaki is the only official left in this neighborhood, caring for 1000 people. this is where he...
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but first, an update from japan with two and a half weeks after the disaster struck. they're trying to prevent radioactive water from seeping into the sea and the u.s. and u.k. starting to detect very low levels of radioactive iodine in the air and water. in the ivory coast, trying to escape fighting. 30,000 people have reportedly taken refuge in a church compound. the u.s. department of education has find virginia tech to receive $55,000 for waiting too long to notify students that a campus massacre was taking place. 33 people were killed by a fellow student who went on a rampage in 2007. the department said a far larger fine was warranted, but the amount imposed was the amount -- the maximum amount allowed by law. the u.s. supreme court has been hearing evidence on -- in one of the largest sex discrimination cases and whether richard go ahead. -- whether it should go ahead. these women have brought a class action suit on behalf of 1 million women against wal-mart. wal-mart denies the allegations. there are reports of computers of top government officials, including
but first, an update from japan with two and a half weeks after the disaster struck. they're trying to prevent radioactive water from seeping into the sea and the u.s. and u.k. starting to detect very low levels of radioactive iodine in the air and water. in the ivory coast, trying to escape fighting. 30,000 people have reportedly taken refuge in a church compound. the u.s. department of education has find virginia tech to receive $55,000 for waiting too long to notify students that a campus...
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levels of radioactive substances have been found in seawater near the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant in japan. the radiation is 127 times higher than the government standard. a thousand people have died in the quick and tsunami. our correspondent sent this report. -- at 1000 people have died in the quake and tsunami. >> when the sea has taken all they know, how do you comprehend it? every landmark obliterated. even finding where his home stood is not easy to this 12- year-old. this is the first time he has been back. but for the third house on history, there is just avoid. >> my desk was up there. my dad was over here. this is where my bookshelf was. >> this is his 10-year-old sister and all that she found -- her schoolbag. she was used you trips to the beach with her father. >> i would go with that. it was fun. when the tsunami came, it was scary. >> her father is missing. he was a rescue worker directing people to safety while his wife and children fled. 500 bodies have been found here so far. but not his. when the tsunami struck at 2:45 that friday, most of the adults work here, in the mid
levels of radioactive substances have been found in seawater near the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant in japan. the radiation is 127 times higher than the government standard. a thousand people have died in the quick and tsunami. our correspondent sent this report. -- at 1000 people have died in the quake and tsunami. >> when the sea has taken all they know, how do you comprehend it? every landmark obliterated. even finding where his home stood is not easy to this 12- year-old. this is...
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and this woman is one of japan's countless good samaritans. she has collected the names of the missing posted on the internet. she's come here hoping to find people she doesn't know on behalf of people she's never met. >> it is just horrible. it is a nightmare what's happened. i can't say anything. >> reporter: and all along japan's northeastern coast the nightmare never seems to end. >> woodruff: while the search went on for the living and the dead, the potential for a nuclear nightmare hung over japan for another day. a radiation surge sent levels to 300 times normal just south of the stricken fukushima plant. the levels dropped as the day went on. u.s. nuclear officials reported all the water has boiled away from a pool holding spent fuel rods-- a claim the japanese denied. but the plant owner said it's close to connecting a new power line to restore the plant's cooling system. sarah smith has more on the day's nuclear developments. >> reporter: helicopters carrying water to try to cool down an overheated nuclear reactor look like a pretty
and this woman is one of japan's countless good samaritans. she has collected the names of the missing posted on the internet. she's come here hoping to find people she doesn't know on behalf of people she's never met. >> it is just horrible. it is a nightmare what's happened. i can't say anything. >> reporter: and all along japan's northeastern coast the nightmare never seems to end. >> woodruff: while the search went on for the living and the dead, the potential for a...
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sheila smith to you first, you know the country of japan. help us, this devastation happened in the northeastern part of the country around the city of sendai. give us a sense of what that area was like before disaster struck. >> sure, it was a lovely part of japan. it was not as densely populated as other sections down further south, tokyo region and further south. but nonetheless it was a place where many japanese traveled as tourists for business trips. sendai was to the a small town. it was a 15th largest city in japan so a medium size city by japanese standards. >> woodruff: two million. >> 2 million population, when are you looking at the mid have clipses a lot of what you are seeing are a number of coastal villages, fishing port, for example, that fires are at. but sendai itself is a very modern city and a large city. >> woodruff: and highly populated. >> highly populated area. >> woodruff: chris meinig, help us understand. the earthquake hit and then there was triggered this tsunami. help us understand what happened there. >> sure. t
sheila smith to you first, you know the country of japan. help us, this devastation happened in the northeastern part of the country around the city of sendai. give us a sense of what that area was like before disaster struck. >> sure, it was a lovely part of japan. it was not as densely populated as other sections down further south, tokyo region and further south. but nonetheless it was a place where many japanese traveled as tourists for business trips. sendai was to the a small town....
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nuclear power in the wake of the disaster in japan . i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions
nuclear power in the wake of the disaster in japan . i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions
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nuclear power in the wake of the disaster in japan . i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions "the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it, american greetings, proud sponsor of "the electric company." agreement from the u.s. department of education's ready to learn grant, and viewers like you, thank you. words-- a volunteer is someone who offers to help do things for free. "apologize" means to say you're sorry. when you convince someone, you make them believe something is true. someone who's dishonest tricks and tells lies. if you trust someone, you believe they are good and fair. all right, so we have...
nuclear power in the wake of the disaster in japan . i'm gwen ifill. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions "the electric company" is brought to you by... find your voice and share it, american greetings, proud sponsor of "the electric company." agreement from the u.s. department of...
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the ocean just destroyed, obliterate aid huge coastal area of japan. we close tonight's program with a look at some of these images which appear in "time" magazine.
the ocean just destroyed, obliterate aid huge coastal area of japan. we close tonight's program with a look at some of these images which appear in "time" magazine.
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taking care of them will dominate life in japan for many months to come. >> suarez: in china, japan's biggest neighbor, there is both worry and sympathy. special correspondent jeffrey kaye has been there on a reporting trip for us, and has this story from beijing. >> reporter: at many chinese grocery stores, there's been a run on salt. how much did you sell? >> ( translated ): over 100 bags. >> reporter: panicked consumers have heard rumors-- misinformation-- that iodized salt can prevent radiation poisoning. mrs. hou runs a small shop in south beijing. she happily sold to her customers, but was confused about the salt's purpose. what are people going to do with the salt? >> ( translated ): i'm not sure. they didn't tell me. >> reporter: these men were hoping to find salt because they worried that future supplies imported from japan might be tainted. this man said that he wanted to get sea salt now before it might get contaminated. chinese government officials have warned consumers not to panic, assuring them of plans to monitor exports of foodstuffs from japan. >> of course, to avoid
taking care of them will dominate life in japan for many months to come. >> suarez: in china, japan's biggest neighbor, there is both worry and sympathy. special correspondent jeffrey kaye has been there on a reporting trip for us, and has this story from beijing. >> reporter: at many chinese grocery stores, there's been a run on salt. how much did you sell? >> ( translated ): over 100 bags. >> reporter: panicked consumers have heard rumors-- misinformation-- that...
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nuclear power in the wake of the japan crisis. >> ifill: ray suarez reports on how the north african nation of morocco is working to avoid becoming the next target of regional unrest. >> reporter: in washington, morocco's foreign minister gave us an overview of king mohammed's planned reforms for a country facing some of the same discontents as its neighbors. >> you know what i feel like? i feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof! >> lehrer: and jeffrey brown remembers legendary film star elizabeth taylor who died today at age 79. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy productive life. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the
nuclear power in the wake of the japan crisis. >> ifill: ray suarez reports on how the north african nation of morocco is working to avoid becoming the next target of regional unrest. >> reporter: in washington, morocco's foreign minister gave us an overview of king mohammed's planned reforms for a country facing some of the same discontents as its neighbors. >> you know what i feel like? i feel all the time like a cat on a hot tin roof! >> lehrer: and jeffrey brown...
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now one more though of the army of volunteers getting japan moving. his family is safe but his house is destroyed. as for work at the port when the port has been wrecked? >> well, i have no idea when i'll be working again. >> reporter: back in what was taro, the army are going the extra mile too. mostly to recover bodies here. they are recovering a wardrobe item by item. and a solution of sorts here to what could well be the world's biggest rubbish problem. round the clock they cart the rubble off to the edge of town. and they're dumping it in the town's baseball stayed up. they're not going to play baseball here anymore. fringed ironically by the tsunami walls which were inadequate. the big question being asked up and down japan now not just about how to make the sea defenses adequate but whether people should be living in areas like this at all. the port's website still boasts that the vast sea walls here will stand any tsunami. they took 25 years to build. the massive st. louis gate capable of withstanding anything. look at those gates today. buste
now one more though of the army of volunteers getting japan moving. his family is safe but his house is destroyed. as for work at the port when the port has been wrecked? >> well, i have no idea when i'll be working again. >> reporter: back in what was taro, the army are going the extra mile too. mostly to recover bodies here. they are recovering a wardrobe item by item. and a solution of sorts here to what could well be the world's biggest rubbish problem. round the clock they cart...
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bmw has some 800 employees in japan. the company says the 40 germans and their families have returned safely home to germany. bmw plans to assist the japanese employees to move to the relative safety of the southwest of the country. >> of the unfolding disaster in japan said the global stocks tumbling on tuesday with european stocks closing at three and half month lows. the tokyo stock exchange took the worst beating, ending 10.5% down with all of its listed stocks settling in negative territory. it was one of the worst performances for the nikkei on record. tokyo electric power lost 24% on tuesday. the maximum allowable in one session. all 30 stocks on germany's blue- chip dax fell as well, pressured by the growing nuclear crisis in japan. >> the market has been stepped between a crash and a major stop -- major sell-off this tuesday. major concerns about a probable nuclear disaster in japan, it went up -- what down up to 5.5%. share prices recovered slightly but ended up in negative territory by 3%. shares of lufthansa
bmw has some 800 employees in japan. the company says the 40 germans and their families have returned safely home to germany. bmw plans to assist the japanese employees to move to the relative safety of the southwest of the country. >> of the unfolding disaster in japan said the global stocks tumbling on tuesday with european stocks closing at three and half month lows. the tokyo stock exchange took the worst beating, ending 10.5% down with all of its listed stocks settling in negative...
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for a long time we said we can't expect japan to do anything. i think now when you look at the economics of it... the alternative is the $700 billion american military budget that is the greater form of foreign aid in the history of the world that goes to rich countries that allow them to cut their own military budgets. >> rose: do you think it's possible for, between the president and boehner and mcconnell and reid for some kind of grand bargain here that would involve defense spending and social security, medicare and taxes. >> i'm afraid not. i wish i could, but i think with regard to taxes... i would say that social security is necessary because i think there are some things you can do. the problem is i do not see on the republican side give the ferocity of the tea party's current position and the extonight which they've been able to dominate boehner and make him back down, i wish that was possible. i don't see it. >> rose: he's hostage to the tea party is what you're saying? >> yes, they have 08 some odd votes. not just the tea party people
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reports to know what the people of japan are experiencing now. that it was a sustained sense of vertigo ceilings were caving in but first thing i did i rushed to my daughters i grabbed the older one while my wife took our newborn rushed into the street thank god we live on the first floor. yury two was lucky to back here quickly but dozens of their friends were buried alive the morning we drove to the incentive to go several locals were in a car with us we arrived and there was nothing exxon was no longer there we even started hauling in grange their history can say a word used to be streets and houses have been turned into just awful if you. then have to go risk earthquake was russia's most destructive in one hundred years over two thousand people died the town was never a built but the sea snake station was reopened it was shut down shortly after the collapse of the soviet union and yuri was left without chop but the earthquake changed all that not only was the station reinstated dozens of new ones have been built these time small scale calls u
reports to know what the people of japan are experiencing now. that it was a sustained sense of vertigo ceilings were caving in but first thing i did i rushed to my daughters i grabbed the older one while my wife took our newborn rushed into the street thank god we live on the first floor. yury two was lucky to back here quickly but dozens of their friends were buried alive the morning we drove to the incentive to go several locals were in a car with us we arrived and there was nothing exxon...
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fears of a nuclear meltdown escalates would have threats of a second explosion at japan's fukushima atomic power plant and an emergency declared at another facility in the north east is believed to more than ten thousand people that have been killed in the devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami. also live in state t.v. reports colonel gadhafi gains momentum winning back more territory for the international calls grabbing him to surrender power. get up his minivan saw eastern libya is threatening that very soon the tunnel in gaza will score you join me in a few moments for more. also in other news this week pushing the reset button also to washington boost ties and pledge to advance trade or do x.-rays president not russia's leaders and opposition not. alone welcome to the program this is our seas weekly review and out top stories the situation at the fukushima nuclear plant remains gray with fears that a second blast could occur at the facility run by friday's earthquake and tsunami and battling to prevent a nuclear meltdown after an explosion at a reactor with twenty two people alre
fears of a nuclear meltdown escalates would have threats of a second explosion at japan's fukushima atomic power plant and an emergency declared at another facility in the north east is believed to more than ten thousand people that have been killed in the devastating earthquake and resulting tsunami. also live in state t.v. reports colonel gadhafi gains momentum winning back more territory for the international calls grabbing him to surrender power. get up his minivan saw eastern libya is...
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you can narrow down fears drive up to two more explosions at the fukushima power plant in japan wall radiation has been released and has reached four hundred times the annual legal limit with reports of the container protecting one of the reactors being challenged if all is lost to other reacts is that because big since friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. if you recall saw the devastation in japan is being felt with always under hostiles and people confirmed dead following friday's mega quake and tsunami rescue teams from countries including russia are helping with the search for an estimated fifteen thousand still missing. and in other news this hour with gadhafi forces singing you regaining ground in the east of libya concerns grow over the next in the news a condemned by the global community takes over the country by saying that. he is from russia and around the world this is all see was need you to chicago but thanks for joining us to our top story now japan's prime minister has addressed the nation as fears intensify about a possible nuclear meltdown at a pall plant st
you can narrow down fears drive up to two more explosions at the fukushima power plant in japan wall radiation has been released and has reached four hundred times the annual legal limit with reports of the container protecting one of the reactors being challenged if all is lost to other reacts is that because big since friday's catastrophic earthquake and tsunami. if you recall saw the devastation in japan is being felt with always under hostiles and people confirmed dead following friday's...
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well moscow is sending aid and rescuers to japan to help with the. quake and tsunami as well as to prepare for potential for a long russian's foreign minister visited the japanese embassy here to express his condolences not his company knows a lot of it joins us live now from the capital with more see cavalryman how exactly is russia and. all the russian foreign minister as you said visited the japanese embassy today signing the condolences also offering assistance to the japanese people of course russia has already sent a number of its emergency ministry personnel to egypt and of we know that a plane left here from moscow carrying specialists on board who are helping to search for survivors that may still be very alive under the rubble that of course again following the earthquake many buildings were destroyed with hundreds of people feared to be trapped under the rubble we know that another helicopter left from the russian far east also making its way towards japan the russian foreign minister of course expressing his condolences and expressions ru
well moscow is sending aid and rescuers to japan to help with the. quake and tsunami as well as to prepare for potential for a long russian's foreign minister visited the japanese embassy here to express his condolences not his company knows a lot of it joins us live now from the capital with more see cavalryman how exactly is russia and. all the russian foreign minister as you said visited the japanese embassy today signing the condolences also offering assistance to the japanese people of...
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>>pam: the benefit of the tsunami victim's in northern japan it is called a sketch for japan and it will be tonight from 5:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. that the project one gallery lounge in san francisco it is going to " give to asia " helping the people for north of japan. stay with and coming up 5:00 p.m., will have the bay area 680-24 interchange, no problems. we will be right back. stay with us for continuing coverage of the japanese earthquake. qy [ jerry ] look at this! you got a state-of-the-art man-cave, but the savings account of a cave-man! hey sports fans check this out. [ beep ] oops, my bad. earn more with interestplus savings at capitalone.com. that's new school banking, baby! ooh, 3-d! instead of earning bupkus, your savings could be earning three times the national average! three times more. go online to capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? what's this do? [ beeping ] state law makers will be back at the bargaining table as the get ready to decide on possible tax extensions and whether or not to eliminate redevelopment agencies. governor jerry brown once the special election on
>>pam: the benefit of the tsunami victim's in northern japan it is called a sketch for japan and it will be tonight from 5:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. that the project one gallery lounge in san francisco it is going to " give to asia " helping the people for north of japan. stay with and coming up 5:00 p.m., will have the bay area 680-24 interchange, no problems. we will be right back. stay with us for continuing coverage of the japanese earthquake. qy [ jerry ] look at this! you got a...
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in a worst case scenario how bad the situation could be in japan. for the only thing i can say is that no active zones or active fuel discharges into the atmosphere have taken place thank god that's why the scale of the disaster in japan is different yes it's true that the radiological situation around the station is periodic li getting worse and radiation levels are increasing dependent on events there i mean minor explosions that destroyed radioactive gases but the most important thing is that there are no discharges of nuclear fuel which contain the entire periodic table of chemical elements that is why the events that are unfolding in japan will be less global than the chernobyl nuclear power plant accident exceeded ninety times the yield of the bomb that was dropped on hiroshima first i don't think the discharges are going to be as massive as at chernobyl second the atomic energy industry will suffer certain losses because of the reactors hit by explosions and they're going to be lost five six or even seven nuclear reactors out of fifty five op
in a worst case scenario how bad the situation could be in japan. for the only thing i can say is that no active zones or active fuel discharges into the atmosphere have taken place thank god that's why the scale of the disaster in japan is different yes it's true that the radiological situation around the station is periodic li getting worse and radiation levels are increasing dependent on events there i mean minor explosions that destroyed radioactive gases but the most important thing is...
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screens come from japan. apple's ipad ii is already sold out and japan's parts shortage may make it tough to get one. >> we don't see prices to go up in electronics. i think the first thing consumers are likely to see are holes on the shelves. >> consumerscy they can wait. >> if we have to wait for gadgets, we can wait. there are people without water. >> japan's third largest auto maker, nissan said they will restart full production this week. >> in seattle, boeing's biggest airliner and the rifle to europe's airbus took to the skies on the first test flight. the 747-8 intercontinental can carry 467 passengers. the first of the new planes will be delivered next year. that was no ordinary moon glowing in the sky last night. it was a supermoon. making its closest approach to earth in 18 years, the moon leaks 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual. we will be back >> of course it's tough being away from home when disaster strikes. for japanese students here in the u.s. desperate pour answers about involved ones
screens come from japan. apple's ipad ii is already sold out and japan's parts shortage may make it tough to get one. >> we don't see prices to go up in electronics. i think the first thing consumers are likely to see are holes on the shelves. >> consumerscy they can wait. >> if we have to wait for gadgets, we can wait. there are people without water. >> japan's third largest auto maker, nissan said they will restart full production this week. >> in seattle,...
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bmw has some 800 employees in japan. the company says the 40 germans and their families have returned safely home to germany. bmw plans to assist the japanese employees to move to the relative safety of the southwest of the country. >> of the unfolding disaster in japan said the global stocks tumbling on tuesday with european stocks closing at three and half month lows. the tokyo stock exchange took the worst beating, ending 10.5% down with all of its listed stocks settling in negative territory. it was one of the worst performances for the nikkei on record. tokyo electric power lost 24% on tuesday. the maximum allowable in one session. all 30 stocks on germany's blue- chip dax fell as well, pressured by the growing nuclear crisis in japan. >> the market has been stepped between a crash and a major stop -- major sell-off this tuesday. major concerns about a probable nuclear disaster in japan, it went up -- what down up to 5.5%. share prices recovered slightly but ended up in negative territory by 3%. shares of lufthansa
bmw has some 800 employees in japan. the company says the 40 germans and their families have returned safely home to germany. bmw plans to assist the japanese employees to move to the relative safety of the southwest of the country. >> of the unfolding disaster in japan said the global stocks tumbling on tuesday with european stocks closing at three and half month lows. the tokyo stock exchange took the worst beating, ending 10.5% down with all of its listed stocks settling in negative...
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tonight's japan deals with the aftermath of a massive tsunami after the biggest earthquake in the country's recorded history and buildings trailers and ships have been washed away the official number of this is three hundred seventy five of that number but set the scene. to pound declares emergency as pressure rises of the focus shima nuclear plants sparking risks of radiation leak the surrounding areas been evacuated but there is no danger to the public right now. in other news the man behind a string of deadly attacks across russia chechen warlord dock or bought off is put on the un's international terror list. and more violent clashes rocked libya as colonel gadhafi forces push the rebels back the e.u. says it's not ruling out military action increasing fears of a possible intervention. very good evening for me kevin owen you're watching r t it's now eleven pm moscow time and our top story japan is dealing with the aftermath of a massive tsunami today. number killed is now three hundred seventy five and that is a figure sadly which is even optimistic estimates suggest will rise dramatica
tonight's japan deals with the aftermath of a massive tsunami after the biggest earthquake in the country's recorded history and buildings trailers and ships have been washed away the official number of this is three hundred seventy five of that number but set the scene. to pound declares emergency as pressure rises of the focus shima nuclear plants sparking risks of radiation leak the surrounding areas been evacuated but there is no danger to the public right now. in other news the man behind...
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was radiation arrests grow as japan struggles to save its crippled nuclear site eight days after the nation was overwhelmed by the powerful earthquake and tsunami. that dramatize aish new japan's nuclear power is now being called into question the banks say some say the compromise but. i love it i am in moscow i'm not sure as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story colonel gadhafi forces have reportedly entered the city of benghazi the libyan rebels main stronghold east of tripoli is comes just hours before the u.s. britain france and arab countries meet in paris to decide their next move against the libyan leader under the new u.n. resolution british and french fighter jets are on standby to enforce a no fly zone to stop gadhafi supporters gadhafi supporters from firing into rebels five u.s. warships are also nearby he's policy or has more from tripoli. well an emergency summit has been planned for today saturday in paris that will see the attendance of all the major players and diplomatic efforts as well as negotiations over libya and what we've been told is that it co
was radiation arrests grow as japan struggles to save its crippled nuclear site eight days after the nation was overwhelmed by the powerful earthquake and tsunami. that dramatize aish new japan's nuclear power is now being called into question the banks say some say the compromise but. i love it i am in moscow i'm not sure as a good to have you with us here on r t our top story colonel gadhafi forces have reportedly entered the city of benghazi the libyan rebels main stronghold east of tripoli...
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as japan works overtime to avert a nuclear meltdown is another crisis in the making maybe maybe think twice second thoughts born of paranoia that radioactive remnants may reach far beyond japan's borders our worry about the seafood maybe the seafood is safe and radiation pollen in the water out what i want everywhere wary of that firewall it's the fear of japanese imports going all the way to the top u.s. regulators have said they will increase screenings of food coming in from the embattled asian nation the european union has warned members to do the same and italy was the first e.u. nation to ban food imports from japan all together in the wake of the nuclear scare it's fueling suspicion that the sides the quake the tsunami and the nuclear crisis japan will soon have to deal with another problem becoming a trade pariah like we will for reasons that may not be entirely radioactive countries all over the world in tough economic problems in the store looking for ways to subsidize their producers their workers and so an incident like the one unfolding in japan gives them quite a good re
as japan works overtime to avert a nuclear meltdown is another crisis in the making maybe maybe think twice second thoughts born of paranoia that radioactive remnants may reach far beyond japan's borders our worry about the seafood maybe the seafood is safe and radiation pollen in the water out what i want everywhere wary of that firewall it's the fear of japanese imports going all the way to the top u.s. regulators have said they will increase screenings of food coming in from the embattled...
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. >> mark: more problems for crippled nuclear plant in japan and the latest problems they are dealing with. >> live from the bay area is station this is a kron 4 morning news. >> darya: they give away the up with the morning news, tuesday march 22nd. >> mark: starting with bay area weather we're waiting for the next door. >> james: by tonight it will be right over top of us. we won't have to wait long, we have another storm system and away we are d.c. rain falling over the oakland bay bridge. if you're headed to the macarthur maze it is what they're you sure wiper spirit another storm headed toward san francisco. so you know we have sprinkles headed towards the city at the moment. temperature was cooling off a couple more degrees. 47 in oakland, 38 in napa, low to mid- 40s in the east bank.bay. let'sw you future cast 4 we will walk you through it. shellers pop up at 3:00 p.m. this evening intensifying this evening. -- showers pop--tonight more intent showers popping up you can see the yellow sections increase hour by hour. but by overnight 11:00 p.m. widespread to moderate rain all ro
. >> mark: more problems for crippled nuclear plant in japan and the latest problems they are dealing with. >> live from the bay area is station this is a kron 4 morning news. >> darya: they give away the up with the morning news, tuesday march 22nd. >> mark: starting with bay area weather we're waiting for the next door. >> james: by tonight it will be right over top of us. we won't have to wait long, we have another storm system and away we are d.c. rain falling...
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japan resumes efforts to stabilize the damaged reactors at the fukushima nuclear power lot of the work was suspended for an unexplained smooth conditions. and go jim is frozen that the government has disputes between two major ethnic communities continues to exploit additions that it could spread across the rest of europe. was japan's struggles to regain control over the for the she with nuclear plant recent earthquake experts around the world are bating the future of atomic energy. talk to one of russia's leading scientists in the industry the challenges they're facing. japan's nuclear disaster in kenya sending shock waves throughout the globe if that's a good patient we are now joined by one of russia's leading nuclear experts. thank you very much for your time sir now many experts have already compared the question the accident to the chernobyl. how the property of both comparison is in your view . in my opinion the entire atomic energy community believes there will not be a global catastrophe global background radiation will certainly increase today's rise it's related to a yield o
japan resumes efforts to stabilize the damaged reactors at the fukushima nuclear power lot of the work was suspended for an unexplained smooth conditions. and go jim is frozen that the government has disputes between two major ethnic communities continues to exploit additions that it could spread across the rest of europe. was japan's struggles to regain control over the for the she with nuclear plant recent earthquake experts around the world are bating the future of atomic energy. talk to one...
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emergency officials are on high alert in russia's far east in some region close to japan's bill into concerns about the threat of nuclear contamination. and all the news libya's rebels are losing ground as colonel could see these forces push through the opposition stronghold in east good with no plan of action alex concept i want to struggle locals say the end seems nowhere in sight it's. a very warm welcome this is all i see live from moscow with me it's a third explosion at the fukushima one nuclear power plant in japan appears in the after another reacts and lost all its cooling capabilities the news comes just hours after out and separates reactor injured eleven people were japanese officials still say radiation levels at the plant all within the legal limits of two hundred and sixty people could have been exposed to radiation in its. explosion that hits apathy is here in northeast japan since friday and today is trying to see water to cool the reactors complex to a vertical i catastrophic nuclear meltdown all this had been triggered by the mega quake which was then followed by g
emergency officials are on high alert in russia's far east in some region close to japan's bill into concerns about the threat of nuclear contamination. and all the news libya's rebels are losing ground as colonel could see these forces push through the opposition stronghold in east good with no plan of action alex concept i want to struggle locals say the end seems nowhere in sight it's. a very warm welcome this is all i see live from moscow with me it's a third explosion at the fukushima one...
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trace amounts of radiation from japan have shown up in california. but less exposure than you'd likely get from an airplane ride or a long chat on a cell phone. how safe is the food supply? well, radiation is spreading. much of the produce farmed in the region surrounding the reactor is already considered unsafe for human consumption. all of this milk, for instance, will have to be thrown out. and more items are bound to join the list. >> the products that are probably going to face catastrophic losses are going to be fruits and vegetables. food animals should already have been moved inside and their food and water protected. >> reporter: don't panic, the government spokesman pleaded last night. most of these things you'd have to eat for a year to suffer any ill effects. u.s. experts pretty much agree. >> in the united states, we probably don't have to worry that there's going to be a major contamination of our food supply. even with chernobyl, when the radiation went around the world, all of us got a piece of it. i have a piece of chernobyl in my bo
trace amounts of radiation from japan have shown up in california. but less exposure than you'd likely get from an airplane ride or a long chat on a cell phone. how safe is the food supply? well, radiation is spreading. much of the produce farmed in the region surrounding the reactor is already considered unsafe for human consumption. all of this milk, for instance, will have to be thrown out. and more items are bound to join the list. >> the products that are probably going to face...
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reports to know what the people of japan are experiencing now. but you wish it was a sustained sense of vertigo ceilings were caving in at first they made their rush to my daughters i grabbed the older one while my wife took our new one and rushed into the streets thank god would have been the first floor for. euro two was lucky to back it quickly but dozens of their friends what barrett a life. morning drove to the innocent and if the ghost were in a car with us we arrived and there was nothing the time was no longer there we will start hollering and men clenched their faces trying to say a word what used to be streets were crowded and then shouting to earth just. then if you go risk earthquake was russia's most destructive in a hundred years over two thousand people died the town was never a built but the c. suite station was real it was shut down shortly after the collapse of the soviet union and you re was left with out of the earthquake changed all that. not only was the station reinstated dozens of new recruits had already built these times
reports to know what the people of japan are experiencing now. but you wish it was a sustained sense of vertigo ceilings were caving in at first they made their rush to my daughters i grabbed the older one while my wife took our new one and rushed into the streets thank god would have been the first floor for. euro two was lucky to back it quickly but dozens of their friends what barrett a life. morning drove to the innocent and if the ghost were in a car with us we arrived and there was...
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and japan's nuclear power is being called into question time and size they've sent the state since the sake of. eight am in moscow i met reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the united states and britain and france have issued an ultimatum for the libyan leader to accept an immediate cease fire or face airstrikes this came soon after the u.n. security council resolution to enforce a no fly zone over the troubled country let's go live now to our policy or who's with us in tripoli hello paula so when can we expect the international forces in action. when an emergency summit has been planned for today saturday in paris that will see the attendance of all of the major players in diplomatic efforts is is what. goshi nations over libya so attending will be the british prime minister david cameron the french president nicolas sarkozy the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton as well as the leaders of major arab states that have formed an ad hoc coalition against in libya and what we've been told is that it could be just a matter of hours after this summit that we could se
and japan's nuclear power is being called into question time and size they've sent the state since the sake of. eight am in moscow i met reza good to have you with us here on r t our top story the united states and britain and france have issued an ultimatum for the libyan leader to accept an immediate cease fire or face airstrikes this came soon after the u.n. security council resolution to enforce a no fly zone over the troubled country let's go live now to our policy or who's with us in...
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nuclear watchdog says japan must. quote sleep. meanwhile beyond japan's shores panic is spreading faster than radiation people in russia's far east stock up on preventive medicines needlessly putting their health at risk. and in other news this hour libya's government declares an immediate cease fire and an end to military operations just hours after the u.n. backs a british french sponsored resolution to impose a no fly zone. with r.t. life for moscow where it's now or just after four pm on friday another u.n. nuclear agency has a warning but the battle to stabilize your plans crippled fukushima nuclear plant is a race against the clock there are continuing efforts to try to cool the overheated reactors at the facility stricken by a massive earthquake and tsunami about a week ago on a seven stage international scale measuring the severity of the situation in motion c. has moved from four to five that's just about two levels behind the nine hundred eighty six child noble disaster. bennett has more. right now they're still trying t
nuclear watchdog says japan must. quote sleep. meanwhile beyond japan's shores panic is spreading faster than radiation people in russia's far east stock up on preventive medicines needlessly putting their health at risk. and in other news this hour libya's government declares an immediate cease fire and an end to military operations just hours after the u.n. backs a british french sponsored resolution to impose a no fly zone. with r.t. life for moscow where it's now or just after four pm on...
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i'm staying out with our story next in japan as r.t. his from a nuclear engineer worked at the scene of the chernobyl disaster he gives us his thoughts on whether it's right to draw comparisons between the two watch of pounds best course of action might be now. civil rights of guinea thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us after that your novel catastrophic you were in charge of containing nuclear emissions from the exploded reactor to understand what situation the japanese workers are finding themselves in right now he needs to clean to us what was it like to work in chernobyl and out of. it when. there was a great deal of work to be done but we only had seconds or minutes to do the job if we wanted to avoid a long term impact on human health can you imagine what the conditions were like according to statistics from the un report or than six hundred fifty thousand rescuers took part in dealing with the consequences of the chernobyl nuclear power plant accident that gives you an idea about the scale of that effort in which
i'm staying out with our story next in japan as r.t. his from a nuclear engineer worked at the scene of the chernobyl disaster he gives us his thoughts on whether it's right to draw comparisons between the two watch of pounds best course of action might be now. civil rights of guinea thank you very much for taking the time to talk to us after that your novel catastrophic you were in charge of containing nuclear emissions from the exploded reactor to understand what situation the japanese...
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throughout the day as we keep you abreast of all the latest developments in japan. well let's now go to a libya the arab league has backed at the idea of a no fly zone over the country after an emergency summit of member states agreeing to ask the u.n. security council to impose the restriction suggested by the u.k. and france because r.t. spotlessly are reports the actual situation there in libya is far from the way it's being presented. there's a lot more haggling on the international stage of the merits of intervention and a no fly zone then the bargaining taking place in downtown tripoli market shops here close only nowadays people are afraid and many of the africans who used to work here have fled the country but the argument that libya is on the brink of civil war so foreign intervention is needed still seems to ring a little hollow have been several hundred people killed but that's not a huge level of violence it certainly isn't a global level of violence that would normally merit intervention gadhafi has offered access to foreign media but only if the camera
throughout the day as we keep you abreast of all the latest developments in japan. well let's now go to a libya the arab league has backed at the idea of a no fly zone over the country after an emergency summit of member states agreeing to ask the u.n. security council to impose the restriction suggested by the u.k. and france because r.t. spotlessly are reports the actual situation there in libya is far from the way it's being presented. there's a lot more haggling on the international stage...
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japan. coming up in about fifteen minutes. pick apart the latest headlines. we see that the average american lost twenty three percent of their net wealth forbes wealthiest list reflects changes in global economy and the wealth of the world's billionaires was up twenty five percent in the same time that the wealth of the american population was down twenty three percent yes yes it's a kleptocracy this is normally capitalism is about risk or you or risk reward winners or losers like this you say this is this is what f.d.r. guaranteed during the depression when he brought in the f.c.c. and f.b.i. seeing all the reforms like plastic but the last five years thanks to j.p. morgan goldman sachs we have something like this we call your money. it's a small international headlines this hour twelve men killed until we did a brood side bomb in northwestern pakistan it's always a convoy carrying a prominent islam and supplements and should just solder is the words be the second attack on the same politician in the last two days here again a skate on hartley's truck and s
japan. coming up in about fifteen minutes. pick apart the latest headlines. we see that the average american lost twenty three percent of their net wealth forbes wealthiest list reflects changes in global economy and the wealth of the world's billionaires was up twenty five percent in the same time that the wealth of the american population was down twenty three percent yes yes it's a kleptocracy this is normally capitalism is about risk or you or risk reward winners or losers like this you say...
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what's going to give elements in japan where it's now thought eighteen thousand people have perished in the earth quake and tsunami disaster many more are still missing on the world bank predicts it will take five years which are present in a cover from the devastation that the forest. in the north workers are trying to get power back to the two remaining reactors it's urgently needed to get the cooling systems back online to avoid and. radiation levels have risen interim cabinet officials claim they're not harmful radioactive contamination has also been found in some food products those worries over here from spread far beyond the shores and was not seen as orders to explain simpson leading people to think twice before going to happen these concerns. as japan works overtime to avert a nuclear meltdown is another crisis in the making and maybe maybe think twice second thoughts born of paranoia that radioactive remnants may reach far beyond japan's borders how worried about receiving maybe the seafood is rated radiation pattern of water out what am i want everywhere wary of that. it's
what's going to give elements in japan where it's now thought eighteen thousand people have perished in the earth quake and tsunami disaster many more are still missing on the world bank predicts it will take five years which are present in a cover from the devastation that the forest. in the north workers are trying to get power back to the two remaining reactors it's urgently needed to get the cooling systems back online to avoid and. radiation levels have risen interim cabinet officials...
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japan time. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> traces of plutonium have been detected in soil samples from the compounds of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the operator of the plant, tokyo electric power company, says the level detected is very low and does not pose a threat to human health. the government said it will conduct further monitoring to see its possible effects. >> translator: concentration of the detected plutonium is comparable to the environmental fallo fallout, it is comparable to the level that will be found in our environment. however, if you look at the types of plutonium, the composition is different from the general fallout. because of this we believe this plutonium is likely to come from the reactor. higher level of plutonium, we need to take additional measures, so our intention for now is to continue on with the monitoring on the site. >>> chief cabinet secretary edano also said the fact that plutonium was detected proves that fuel rods had temporarily melted
japan time. i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. >>> traces of plutonium have been detected in soil samples from the compounds of the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. the operator of the plant, tokyo electric power company, says the level detected is very low and does not pose a threat to human health. the government said it will conduct further monitoring to see its possible effects. >> translator: concentration of the detected plutonium is comparable to the environmental...